Potential Impact On The U S Economy And Industries Of The Gatt Uruguay Round Agreements

Analyzes the impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements of the GATT on the U.S. economy, focusing on 58 important agricultural, industrial, and service sectors, including agriculture, fishery, and forestry; energy and chemicals; textile, apparel, and footwear; minerals and metals; machinery and transportation; electronics; miscellaneous manufacturing; and service sectors. Over 200 charts and tables.

The Uruguay Round Agreements (URA) are the result of a series of negotiations among 117 countries held under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Negotiations began on Sept. 29, 1986 and ended on Dec. 15, 1993. The Final Act was signed on Apr. 15, 1994, at a conference in Marrakesh, Morocco. The purpose of this report is twofold: (1) to review and analyze studies of the economy-wide effects of the URA; and (2) to analyze the impact of both tariff and nontariff provisions of the URA on agricultural, industrial, and service sectors of the U.S. economy. An informative, valuable publication.